Description

BRAMFORD MILL LANE
TM 1246
9/78 Mill House
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GV II
House. Late C15 with alterations of early C17, early C19 and 1984. A 2-cell
open-hall house. 2 storeys. Timber-framed and plastered. Plaintiled roofs
with rear and side chimneys of red brick. C19 casements and sashes, some with
small panes; a canted 1-storey bay shop window to left. Early C19 entrance
doorway with 6-panelled door, architrave and simple pediment on brackets. A
rare example for rural Suffolk of a single-bay open hall with a cross-passage
within the service end (to left). A spere-beam spans the hall to support the
upper floor over the cross-passage; it was supported on arch-braces later
removed. Collar purlin roof with smoke-blackening, now enclosed by the C19
roof built over it. Evidence for twin arched doorways into the service rooms.
An upper floor and rear chimney were added in C17, together with a 2-storey
wing behind.

Listing NGR: TM1266846445

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542929

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair